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Postal Service Hasn’t Even Called Family Whose Relative Was Killed By a USPS Driver
The United States Postal Service drives around in untrackable, plate-less vehicles — prompting more calls for increased oversight of the unaccountable federal agency.
May 10, 2019
DOT’S CPW PBL is OTW (LOL?)
It only took an internationally covered cyclist death — and months of delay — but the city is finally ready to present a protected bike lane for Central Park West, Streetsblog has learned.
May 9, 2019
Five More Manhattan Precincts are Filled with S-Cop-Laws
Our ongoing investigation into recklessly driving cops continues — with more officers whose cars would be impounded under a Council bill to crack down on repeat offenders.
May 8, 2019
UPDATED: Speaker Johnson to Push Vision Zero Design Bill This Month
Speaker Corey Johnson announced he will push the issue further, holding a vote on a long-delayed bill that would force the city to redesign streets for safety.
May 7, 2019
Grieving Brooklyn Family Rails at Postal Service ‘Killers’
What is to be done about unaccountable United States Postal Service drivers, whose trucks lack license plates?
May 6, 2019
Candy Truck Driver Kills Three-Year-Old Emur Shavkator in Bath Beach
The 61-year-old driver was arrested after striking and killing a 3-year-old boy in a crosswalk in Bath Beach, police said.
May 2, 2019
Safety First! De Blasio Overrules Manhattan Community Board For Amsterdam Ave. Fix
A victory for street safety activists as the mayor moves against a board that has resisted improvements.
April 25, 2019
UPDATE: Cops Say They Have Arrested Driver Who Killed Anastasia Diaz on Staten Island
Police say they have identified the car whose driver fled after running over and killing a Staten Island pedestrian — and are asking the public to help find the vehicle and its operator.
April 23, 2019
Is UPS Finally Getting It? Top Exec Offers Some Evidence
We're still sick and tired of delivery trucks parking illegally and endangering cyclists. So we called Thomas Madrecki at UPS to discuss the issue.
April 22, 2019
Senior Pedestrian Killed in Staten Island Hit and Run
A driver hit and killed a senior citizen as she tried to cross a Staten Island street late on Saturday, then fled the scene, cops said.
April 21, 2019
